[ACP-447]  Test scripts in Documentation on 64-bit
Type Doc Error or Improvement
Priority Medium
Severity Minor
Component Setup Package
Fixed In Version [6.0] 6.0
Versions Affected [5.1.11] 5.1 Hot Fix 11
Severity Closed
Resolution Complete
Reported By Bob Denny
Resources Bob Denny
Start Date 10/6/2010

Description 
Unfortunately,the test scripts in the ACP documentation don't work on 64-bit systems. The scripts are run under the 64-bit script engine, and the ASCOM components are 32-bit.






Find a way around this in the doc or remove them and make a new test program that does the same stuff.

Comments
10/6/2010 4:40:38 PM   Bob Denny 

 

  SVN Comment
 

 

  Author
  rbdenny
 

 

  Repository
  svn+ssh://rbdenny@a2_svn_dc3/home/rbdenny/svn/astro/acp
 

 

  SVN Revision
  99
 

 

  Affected files
  /trunk/ACP Help/relnotes.htm (Modified)
/trunk/ACP-6.0-setup.wse (Modified)
/trunk/Checked.ico (Added)

 

 

  Check-in comment
  Launch ACP Help using the 32-bit hh.exe on 64-bit systems. Fix Plan Checker icon (and change its look) so it works on 64-bit systems.
GEM:447
10/6/2010 3:15:19 PM   Bob Denny 
Ah ha! I just need to launch the 32-bit hh.exe as the runner for the help document. WHen launched from ACP it's already OK. So the shortcuts I create need to specify %SYS32%\hh.exe (in SYSWOW64). This becomes a setup package issue, not a doc issue. Much simpler and more elegant.
10/6/2010 1:17:52 PM   Bob Denny 
This applies only to some of the buttons. Those which use EXE-based COM objects are fine on 64-bit.